More support is needed for meeting basic human needs such as health, water and education. |
This has been another exciting and competitively balanced year in all three of the East's upper-division leagues. That balance brought forth a very large slate of worthy candidates, and unfortunately only 15 of them could make it to the watch list. There is a lot of hockey yet to be played, and our committee members will be observing these nominees closely the rest of the way. |
Unlike war or famine, there are no pictures of devastation or bloodshed with this water crisis. |
While impoverished nations may need funding to help their police or their bureaucrats - it will do little if we don't also help desperately poor people feed or educate their children or stop them dying from preventable diseases or dirty drinking water. |